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Natasha Newsome Drennan

Sinn Féin Carlow-Kilkenny TD in this Dáil since 29 November 2024

Official Oireachtas profile

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145
questions asked
Oral and written, to government departments
43,044
words spoken in the chamber
Across 172 contributions
439
votes recorded
Each Yes, No or Abstained in a recorded vote
67
topics asked about
Across 15 departments

From the Dáil chamber only: committee meetings are not in this archive.

What they ask about

The subject headings the Oireachtas filed their questions under.

Who they ask

The departments their questions were addressed to.

Month by month

Low months are usually recesses, when the Dáil does not sit. The archive runs to 22 October 2026.

Questions asked 145 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026

Contributions to debates 172 in all

Dec 2024Oct 2026
Show as a table
MonthQuestionsContributions
December 2024 0 0
January 2025 6 0
February 2025 8 8
March 2025 7 4
April 2025 10 10
May 2025 7 8
June 2025 11 4
July 2025 8 12
August 2025 0 0
September 2025 1 5
October 2025 4 10
November 2025 12 11
December 2025 2 7
January 2026 3 6
February 2026 3 13
March 2026 12 15
April 2026 10 10
May 2026 12 18
June 2026 18 5
July 2026 9 11
August 2026 0 0
September 2026 0 8
October 2026 2 7

Debates they spoke in most

Plus 60 contributions in the regular slots, such as Leaders' Questions and Priority Questions. Speech from the chair is not counted.

Asked about similar topics

Worked out by computer from the subject headings of each TD's questions, giving more weight to headings few TDs use. It shows shared subjects, not shared views.

Party, constituency and offices

  1. constituency Carlow-Kilkenny 29 November 2024 to now
  2. party Sinn Féin 29 November 2024 to now
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
348. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the economic model of the private sector is the determinant of where in Ireland residential services are established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66642/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
349. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health her views on whether moving service users to locations of more than 60km from their family home a breach of their human rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66643/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 26 Nov 2025 · to Health
350. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health if she is satisfied that her Department is capturing unmet need data with regards to residential planning; if she considers parental age consideration alongside complexity of diagnosis as a planning tool; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66644/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Oral 25 Nov 2025 · to Housing
85. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the current regulation on the installation of wind farms were updated; when the current regulations are due to be updated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59353/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 20 Nov 2025 · to Health
592. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the current wait time at University Hospital Waterford for a mammogram following referral by a GP; the wait time for biopsy result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64722/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 6 Nov 2025 · to Climate
108. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the progress on publishing the regulations for anaerobic digesters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59354/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 5 Nov 2025 · to Social
131. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the requirements for an Irish citizen who has lived and worked in the United States and is now returning to Ireland to retire and wants to obtain a PSSN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60295/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Education
45. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a review can be conducted of the impact of removing a teaching post from a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59752/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Transport
255. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport to provide data on the current usage of public bus transport services between Carlow and Dublin City; the details on when and the way in which additional capacity is added or scaled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56897/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 16 Oct 2025 · to Social
263. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on a section 317 review of a person (details supplied); if it will be completed before his illness benefit is stopped in the coming weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56291/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
121. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the €20 million announced in funding for ACRES will result in additional farmers entering into the scheme; if not, if it will result in increased grants for farmers already in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55019/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 14 Oct 2025 · to Agriculture
149. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that will be introduced in 2025 to support the tillage farming sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55018/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 17 Sep 2025 · to Health
1144. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Health the number of adult psychiatrists for ADHD in the south-east HSE region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47785/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1051. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a student will be entitled to school transport under the transport scheme if their home address is 4.8 km from their school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41404/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Education
1052. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if a parent disputes the accuracy of the Department of Education's or Bus Éireann's mapping software for the school transport scheme, if he or she may appeal it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41405/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Social
1772. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated timeframe for completion of reviews of applications for carer’s allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41396/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2169. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of people prosecuted for failing to register equines in each of the years 2023 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41391/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 29 Jul 2025 · to Agriculture
2170. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of people prosecuted for horse neglect under the Control of Horses Act, 1996, and under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, in each of the years 2023 to 2024, and to date in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41392/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 17 Jul 2025 · to Justice
427. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to examine a decision affecting the stamp 1 for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40206/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 3 Jul 2025 · to Education
240. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will conduct a review into the school transport requirements from Ballon, County Carlow to a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36902/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 1 Jul 2025 · to Transport
215. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport the current usage of public transport between Carlow Town and Dublin for 2023, 2024, and to date of 2025; in tabular form including route, time, percentage of capacity, if the route needs additional services added; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35394/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Education
231. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth when a bus service (details supplied) was last put out to tender; the duration of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35070/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Education
232. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current plans for Bus Éireann to follow through for a proposed bus service (details supplied). [35071/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 26 Jun 2025 · to Education
233. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Education and Youth the due diligence in place between his Department and Bus Éireann to ensure public funds are spent for the purposes they are approved for. [35072/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 25 Jun 2025 · to Transport
24. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated to date for each phase of the Waterford to Glenmore road scheme; the amount of funding drawn down to date; and the amount of funding not drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34588/25]